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to some degree, they are allied with the united states. qadhafi is a bug. i admit it. in 2002, he has been a relatively well behaved dog. doing business with america. hosni mubarak. bashar al-assad. so what is going on here. do i have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually -- does he hate america? is he trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he is trying to reduce america's spoken in the middle east. and in the world, because he thinks that we have been stepping on the world. obama is taking us down to 300 warheads. then he goes around promising that he dreams of a world free of nuclear weapons. kind of a nice idea, i guess. the only weapons you can reduce or actually his own, nyc doing it? he is doing it to level nuclear playing field. he is essentially slashing america's nuclear arsenal so that he can end the era of american superiority where america is globally dominant. he is trying to restore the world of colonialism. i believe obama wants us to go back this world. you can understand where obama is going if you don't understand
to some degree, they are allied with the united states. qadhafi is a bug. i admit it. in 2002, he has been a relatively well behaved dog. doing business with america. hosni mubarak. bashar al-assad. so what is going on here. do i have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually -- does he hate america? is he trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he is trying to reduce america's spoken in the middle east. and in the world, because he thinks that we have been...
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to some degree there allied with united states. now, fug. admitted, but since 2002 he was a relatively well-behaved mubarak was our biggest ally in the region. they're out. his in? the sun is a deadly enemy, supporter of hezbollah. in fact, close allies of ron. to have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually, is trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he's trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east in the world because it thinks we have been stepping a. hal? the way he does that is by undermining america's allies in allowing our enemies to gain strength. he has, for example, them virtually nothing significant to blocker on from getting a nuclear bomb. meanwhile he is slashing america's nuclear arsenal. when he came to power america had 5,000 warheads. now by the start treaty we're down to 1500. obama has asked the pentagon to steady ticking is down to three and the warheads. then he goes around saying he dreams of world free of nuclear weapons. kind of a nice dream the idea, but here's the prob
to some degree there allied with united states. now, fug. admitted, but since 2002 he was a relatively well-behaved mubarak was our biggest ally in the region. they're out. his in? the sun is a deadly enemy, supporter of hezbollah. in fact, close allies of ron. to have the temerity to suggest that obama is actually, is trying to destroy the country? well, here's what he's trying to do. he's trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east in the world because it thinks we have been...
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states, they understand that it is much deeper and the connection between israel and the united states, i don't think israel should do it alone. well i think that we will do it alone, but i do believe it should be a joint effort of the western society. those forces will go against them as well. it is israel's problem. but when we find an atomic bomb in a suitcase in san diego, in a hotel, it will become your problem. i do think it will be a joint effort of the western society, meaning the u.s., israel, europe, cairo, australia, it should be a leadership decision here in washington. >> [inaudible question] >> i don't know. >> people are disgusted, pretty disgusted with the kind of democratic behavior that is going on there. >> well, if we have a stronger democracy in the middle east or in the region, i will agree with you, but i beg to differ with you today because in the middle east, there is the presence of israel in that region. it is the same value and principles. forces are coming to the shore. >> you know, i share your concerns about iran. i think it is real. but growing up jewish
states, they understand that it is much deeper and the connection between israel and the united states, i don't think israel should do it alone. well i think that we will do it alone, but i do believe it should be a joint effort of the western society. those forces will go against them as well. it is israel's problem. but when we find an atomic bomb in a suitcase in san diego, in a hotel, it will become your problem. i do think it will be a joint effort of the western society, meaning the u.s.,...
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to some degree they are allied with the united states. gaddafi is a thug but since 2002, a relatively well-behaved the. doing business with america, outing terrorists, paying reparations for the lockerbie bombing. mubarak was the biggest ally in the region not counting is real. they are out. who is in? assad is our deadly enemy. supporter of hezbollah and close ally of the mall ofs in iran. what is going on? do i have the temerity to suggest obama is actually -- that he hates america? trying to destroy the country? here is what he is trying to do. he is trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east and in the world because he thinks we have been stepping on the world. how does he do that? the way he does that is by undermining america's allies and by allowing our enemies to gain strength. obama has done virtually nothing significant to block iran from getting a nuclear bomb. he is cutting america's nuclear arsenal. when america -- one obama came to power america had 11,000 warheads and now down to 15,000. obama has asked the pen
to some degree they are allied with the united states. gaddafi is a thug but since 2002, a relatively well-behaved the. doing business with america, outing terrorists, paying reparations for the lockerbie bombing. mubarak was the biggest ally in the region not counting is real. they are out. who is in? assad is our deadly enemy. supporter of hezbollah and close ally of the mall ofs in iran. what is going on? do i have the temerity to suggest obama is actually -- that he hates america? trying to...
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my book, "the united states of fear", is israeli woman died in such a room could produce in the year a year of reading, writing, talking, and doing my best to consider the absurdities that are accepted as ordinary reality. as a those of you know, i like to have pieces at the site, despite what everybody thinks about brevity and attention span of the internet. i'm going to read you two pieces from the book. both on the shorter side. the first, as you'll see, is really my thoughts about guys. i wrote it back in 2010 for the military was out of iraq. for it was utterly clear the floodgates have been opened so wide that what might be called the politics of the richer america would certainly become american politics. i called it being a critic. all the world is as interested in march of 2010, i wrote about a group of pundits and warrior journalists, eager not to sue u.s. military leave iraq. that appeared on the op-ed page of the "los angeles times" and then began wandering the media world. one of its stops, curiously enough was the military newspaper, stars and stripes. this e-mail respo
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united states government deserve better. many of us are at an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happens or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complacency be plausible with regard to our children and the children. i suspect that some of you have questions, comments, denunciations and i look forward to them. [applause] >> we do have the microphone. your questions could end up on tv. if you could stand up. >> c-span -- let me express my gratitude -- if you would go to the microphone. >> stepped up to the microphone and speaking into it and they can pick up everything you say so ask the way. >> a very simple question. given your analysis with a solution. >> excellent question. on the principle that you hang for a sheet. my solution is to support calling a new constitutional convention. we haven't had one for 225 years. something the constitution does contemplate the possibility. one of the things i like some much about american state constitutions is they often welcome new conventio
united states government deserve better. many of us are at an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happens or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complacency be plausible with regard to our children and the children. i suspect that some of you have questions, comments, denunciations and i look forward to them. [applause] >> we do have the microphone. your questions could end up on tv. if you could stand up. >> c-span -- let me express my...
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the united states. it is also the place in the world that has had more violent warfare amongst its members over the last century anybody else. two world wars a stupefying destructiveness. it's therefore a continent that is devoted to trying to do something about the severe anxiety they have, just to raise an issue that you might want to debate at some point here at city life bookstore, whether there might be an unfortunate connection string capitalism, the dominant system and a scale of warfare is mine pending at the same time. the europeans are terrified. they are tried to build a unity, a unified united states of europe in some ways modeling themselves in the united states. having had common currency for large parts of it, the year of an european commission and european parliaments and moving in that direction. they are now facing an extremely dangerous situation. one part of europe is doing very well. germany, france, northern europe. the rest of europe, particularly the southern areas, spain, italy,
the united states. it is also the place in the world that has had more violent warfare amongst its members over the last century anybody else. two world wars a stupefying destructiveness. it's therefore a continent that is devoted to trying to do something about the severe anxiety they have, just to raise an issue that you might want to debate at some point here at city life bookstore, whether there might be an unfortunate connection string capitalism, the dominant system and a scale of warfare...
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or peculiar to the united states. peculiar to housing or mortgage finance of housing and stories that were told here in the united states too. the very term that is still used, the financial crisis, as if it were limited to the financial sector which is the only function i can see where that adjective, to column everybody, sort of like police department who now say every crime that gets in the newspapers and related. in order to comfort those people who might be worried that if it warned it might be part of the normal lives they lead which we don't want to put over there but somewhere else. the financial crisis, it is the financial crisis, to general crisis. it is an american. its global. it is in financial. it's everywhere across-the-board. and we can talk about that some or. the europeans have found that to their great dismay because once it has begun to be a little bit moderated here in 2010, it erupted in europe with all the force of a crisis that had been postponed like a disease and then when it finally arrives
or peculiar to the united states. peculiar to housing or mortgage finance of housing and stories that were told here in the united states too. the very term that is still used, the financial crisis, as if it were limited to the financial sector which is the only function i can see where that adjective, to column everybody, sort of like police department who now say every crime that gets in the newspapers and related. in order to comfort those people who might be worried that if it warned it...
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well, he was the one providing information to the united states about who was al qaeda. so he was speaking people out here that's al qaeda, that al qaeda and of course these are just political opponents. so, in the case of gannon, the u.s. drone strikes have not only been killing people from that country, but they have been killing american citizens as well. i wonder in this group you've heard of the case of an were al-awlaki. so some of you have and i think many people in this country have not. this is a cleric -- a muslim cleric born in the united states, move to yemen, known for his fiery sermon he was put on a kill list and killed a drone strike along with another american named samir. there are organizations like the center for constitutional rights and the aclu that then asked the u.s. government to provide the information to say, how can you justify the killing of an american citizen and the u.s. government has refused to provide the information. in fact, until recently the u.s. government has refused to talk about this whole program at all. two weeks after the ki
well, he was the one providing information to the united states about who was al qaeda. so he was speaking people out here that's al qaeda, that al qaeda and of course these are just political opponents. so, in the case of gannon, the u.s. drone strikes have not only been killing people from that country, but they have been killing american citizens as well. i wonder in this group you've heard of the case of an were al-awlaki. so some of you have and i think many people in this country have...
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the threat is here in the united states. the muslim brotherhood, you're absolutely right, as i mentioned two top mb. president bush in the second term goon make the mistake and start doing the outreach to muslim brotherhood and other islamists groups bringing them inspect the fbi, cia, white house. so the infull traition has been going on for quite awhile. it's serious business. we need a president who is going to be able to take this on and not worry about the political correctness. the reason -- one the huge reasons we're in the mess because president bush and president obama for slightly different reasons, the political correctness aspect has driven a lot of it. we're doing muslim voted reach. it's not a war against islam. we need a president and leadership here who can identify who is the enemy, cho who is the threat how we're going to deal with it. bill oh o rely asked mr. president is the muslim brotherhood a threat to the united states? they are a sworn enemy of the united states. there's a lot of talk about how they
the threat is here in the united states. the muslim brotherhood, you're absolutely right, as i mentioned two top mb. president bush in the second term goon make the mistake and start doing the outreach to muslim brotherhood and other islamists groups bringing them inspect the fbi, cia, white house. so the infull traition has been going on for quite awhile. it's serious business. we need a president who is going to be able to take this on and not worry about the political correctness. the reason...
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blue states, but the united states. he presented himself as the personification of that notion. his presidency has been a rude awakening in terms of how far you can take that. so he has been dealing with that. the promise and frustrations of that idea ever sense. as i'm sure we'll both be experiencing the telephone calls, for the show. >> host: your book ends in 1989, "barack obama: the story." he said there's another volume coming? >> guest: added y2k committed to 40 years of robert caro, so assertive cat that on the down low, but i had every intention and i've done a lot of reporting that the later years, which influences the book even though they're not in it. and i don't want to do a quickie. i tried a rate for history documents coming out later and i want to be patient. >> host: to go against 1989, but at this point, barack obama so far 1961, born in honolulu 61 to 62 that in seattle. 62 to 67 back to honolulu into jakarta. in tunisia. back to honolulu, 71 to 79. los angeles, said in a to 81 while he attended occid
blue states, but the united states. he presented himself as the personification of that notion. his presidency has been a rude awakening in terms of how far you can take that. so he has been dealing with that. the promise and frustrations of that idea ever sense. as i'm sure we'll both be experiencing the telephone calls, for the show. >> host: your book ends in 1989, "barack obama: the story." he said there's another volume coming? >> guest: added y2k committed to 40...
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united states government to serve better. many of us ared a an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happened or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complains be plausible with with regard to the our children and grandchildren? i suspect that some of you have questions, comment, denunciation and i certainly look toward to them. yes. thank you. [applause] [applause] we have the microphones. your questions could end up on tv. c-span is in fact, again, let me trust the grad constitute once more is filming this. if you would go the microphone. >> right. yeah. they can pick up everything you say. i have a simple question. give your analysis, what's the solution? >> excellent question. perhaps on the prips. if you're going -- [inaudible] you may as well hang far sheet. my solution is to support calling a new convention. we haven't had one for 225 years, and the 1787 constitution doesn't contemplate the possibility. one of the things i like so much about american state constitutions is that
united states government to serve better. many of us ared a an age that quite frankly it might not really matter what happened or does not happen as a result of the next election. would such complains be plausible with with regard to the our children and grandchildren? i suspect that some of you have questions, comment, denunciation and i certainly look toward to them. yes. thank you. [applause] [applause] we have the microphones. your questions could end up on tv. c-span is in fact, again, let...
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president one of the finest universities in the united states. we at the bush center -- are here with the their spouses we're fortunate to be associated with smu. our relationship with smu competed our expectations. i hope we have exceeded your expectations. we're very much involved in action oriented programs. i didn't want to be known as a think tanker. i want to be known as an a,-oriented place that can make a difference in the world. and so i want to thank you very much for having faith in us when we first convince you to support the bush center on the smu campus. we just got back from africa which is. we went over there because at the bush center, one of the major initiatives is to honor human life. we believe all life is precious. whether they live in america on the continent of africa. we are disturbed by the fact that many women who have got the hiv virus, are getting cervical cancer not much is being done with it with your help we put together a collaborative effort to save lives. part of the mission was to kick off the red ribbon in bot
president one of the finest universities in the united states. we at the bush center -- are here with the their spouses we're fortunate to be associated with smu. our relationship with smu competed our expectations. i hope we have exceeded your expectations. we're very much involved in action oriented programs. i didn't want to be known as a think tanker. i want to be known as an a,-oriented place that can make a difference in the world. and so i want to thank you very much for having faith in...
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again, it's not the democracy that the united states projectings. it's a democracy that the black people have dragged this country into expanding with their blood. [inaudible] >> i would argue that the black freedom movement has been the grandest example of democratic struggle. by democratic struggle, i mean, with -- [inaudible] what dignity meant of every day people. if you really affirm the dignity of every day people, they're not going choose poverty. they're not going to choose poor housing or poor school systems or levels unemployment and under employment for 45 years. it's at that very deep level. you see, i think we have to be honest with ourselves and that is and all of those folks that you named. fannie lou, martin, malcom, we can go on and on and on. >> that's right. >> their love of black people made them a threat to black people. see we don't like to deal with that. when martin was shot, 72% of americans disapproved. 75% of black people disapiewfed of martin. i was in buffalo a few weeks ago, 300 people showed up in a sift 1200 because b
again, it's not the democracy that the united states projectings. it's a democracy that the black people have dragged this country into expanding with their blood. [inaudible] >> i would argue that the black freedom movement has been the grandest example of democratic struggle. by democratic struggle, i mean, with -- [inaudible] what dignity meant of every day people. if you really affirm the dignity of every day people, they're not going choose poverty. they're not going to choose poor...
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got bless america of the united states. [applause] i hope you get the book. [applause] mike has agreed to take a couple of questions. >> we did not bring the issues are the chick-fil-a i could not hear your answer why don't we have been a conservative moderator's on a up coming debates? >> is a perfect metaphor if you expect it will be an easy ride it will not. the bars some attire for governor romney been president it is tough but it is true. >> what is this thing between you and you it? >> was a huge cleveland brown and you should not say his name because he moved the franchise to baltimore and takes it personally. [laughter] is a good friend of mine he was a driving force behind the knicks and library and a great man. >> first edition. [laughter] of this does well we will do a second edition. [laughter] >> what is the secret to winning in november? >> i cannot tell you how many people like me to immigrants who say i have never voted but this is the 1/2 to vote. [applause] that has to be translated into the rowboats. i say this all the time to not underesti
got bless america of the united states. [applause] i hope you get the book. [applause] mike has agreed to take a couple of questions. >> we did not bring the issues are the chick-fil-a i could not hear your answer why don't we have been a conservative moderator's on a up coming debates? >> is a perfect metaphor if you expect it will be an easy ride it will not. the bars some attire for governor romney been president it is tough but it is true. >> what is this thing between you...
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it's trade policies that encourage people to make things here in the united states. it's labor law reform. it's regulation of wall street. it's taxes that redistribute. yes, redistribute wealth. it's a true national security strategy that is not dedicated to global empire. now, having said that, ask yourself what do you think are the chances of the things i just listed happening over the next four years, eight years, 12 years? just to ask the question is to answer it. now, to get it out of the way. i'm a democrat. i voted for obama last time. i'm voting for obama this time. when i look at the other guy, there's just no choice. i mean, the republican party, and i'm not telling you anything you don't know, has become an instrument of reactionary -- worst kind of reactionary politics. it's not so much about mitt romney. whatever your judgment about whether he's a good guy, a bad guy, no guy, whatever. [laughter] but think about this. with the destruction elimination of the liberal republican tradition within the republican party, the people that mitt romney's going to b
it's trade policies that encourage people to make things here in the united states. it's labor law reform. it's regulation of wall street. it's taxes that redistribute. yes, redistribute wealth. it's a true national security strategy that is not dedicated to global empire. now, having said that, ask yourself what do you think are the chances of the things i just listed happening over the next four years, eight years, 12 years? just to ask the question is to answer it. now, to get it out of the...
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somebody who had been part of that first generation of africans to study in the united states. and then had married an american woman. had had a child, but then had gone back to his own country. thinking that somehow he would be able to bring back technology and transformation through the knowledge that he had gained to help develop a country that was newly free. and i didn't really know his story very well. all i knew about my father for the most part during my upbringing was the stories that my mother told me. so i had a whole mythology about who he was. fortunately the mythology that my mother fed me was a very positive image. so i write about the fact that in the book, i grew up with an image of a strong black man who just didn't happen to be in the house. but was one of the smartest and most charismatic and brightest and honest people that you would ever care to meet. and so that was a mythology that i carried with me, despite his absence and despite living in a very different world than his. and it was only later that i started realizing that in fact this was a mythology,
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states because like over 40 children every single year passed the college test, and the girls from the classroom got a doctoral degree. >> host: is that a new story? >> guest: that's fascinating. go look that. thanks for telling me about that. >> host: barbara, austin texas, home the lbj library, hi, barbara. >> caller: hi, i hope you can hear my. i think my phone's acting up. >> host: we can hear you fine. >> caller: i admire the historian, will go down in history as a great historian. i want to thank you for all the details we never knew before. i'm wondering about the johnson daughters and how they learned their father would be president, how den di died. did you look into that >> guest: yes. he was at the university of texas, and as i recall, i may have it wrong, she was a secret service agent -- came up, notified her of what happened, and i think she went with them to the home of the conley, john con le's children, conley was the governor of texas. he was wounded. no one knew how seriously at the time, and she went to comfort them. lucy bird was in high school in washington, and i
states because like over 40 children every single year passed the college test, and the girls from the classroom got a doctoral degree. >> host: is that a new story? >> guest: that's fascinating. go look that. thanks for telling me about that. >> host: barbara, austin texas, home the lbj library, hi, barbara. >> caller: hi, i hope you can hear my. i think my phone's acting up. >> host: we can hear you fine. >> caller: i admire the historian, will go down in...
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t it is hard to get around the united states. new yorplk city, albany new york if you took a horrors it would take three days. if you took a boat it would take three days.m owh, f been to now on a train it ises a few hours.
t it is hard to get around the united states. new yorplk city, albany new york if you took a horrors it would take three days. if you took a boat it would take three days.m owh, f been to now on a train it ises a few hours.
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also significantly, of uncle ted by this time was president of the united states. here in this pause for a minute to examine briefly just how theodore roosevelt got to be president because it bears directly on franklin subsequent career. around the time that franklin was preparing his notes the door had been running the police department in new york city. having a grand time reading of corruption. the powers that be in the republican party decided he was becoming a nuisance. so they looked around for a job they could offer him to get him out of new york. someone remembered theodore had written a book about the war of 1812. interested in a job as assistant secretary of the navy? he jumped at the chance. only weeks after he was sworn in the spanish-american war broke out. the door immediately quit the navy department, created the rough riders, sailed to cuba and became a hero. then only months later he was elected governor of new york and a year after that vice-president . under mckinley, president. all happened almost as fast as i can recounted. needless to say, the
also significantly, of uncle ted by this time was president of the united states. here in this pause for a minute to examine briefly just how theodore roosevelt got to be president because it bears directly on franklin subsequent career. around the time that franklin was preparing his notes the door had been running the police department in new york city. having a grand time reading of corruption. the powers that be in the republican party decided he was becoming a nuisance. so they looked...
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the united states naval academy. jimmy carter. that's pretty easy. the university of michigan which i already mentioned, gerald ford and some pretty. of course the starting quarterback for the navy was roger stop back. and if you think, california, it's pretty easy to come up with stanford for much harder graduated and promote jim and john denver graduated, but starting quarterback in the super bowl. then last one is really hard but have given you a clue. have already said his last name. benjamin harrison who matriculated at miami university of ohio and who is a quarterback , been in office burger of that team purpose per that shall not otherwise be named. so that's a little presidential trivia for you, and i also always give a little mix and stir when i come back. thinking to prepare my remarks when latter is being built. sandino's as well as i do. the real director of the nixon library was richard nixon. he designed and oversaw it and every detail was of interest to him. but probably the thing he was least interested in was a room which is even her
the united states naval academy. jimmy carter. that's pretty easy. the university of michigan which i already mentioned, gerald ford and some pretty. of course the starting quarterback for the navy was roger stop back. and if you think, california, it's pretty easy to come up with stanford for much harder graduated and promote jim and john denver graduated, but starting quarterback in the super bowl. then last one is really hard but have given you a clue. have already said his last name....
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i'm not trying to say new york is the only place in the united states that this has happened. but wars have often been an occasion for unity, for cohesion. you know, we're all in this together. we've all got to win this together, so we've got to put our more parochial interests aside and pulled together to win whatever word might be. but at the same time, new york is the great magnet for immigrants, from around the world from its very earliest days in the 1620s onward has been a place where discrete, separate populations of newcomers have often brought their own political culture, their own loyalties and allegiances come in their ethnic and national religious cultures and have ended up jostling each other often. and especially at times of war, this has been the case in new york. sometimes with tragic consequences. so i'm going to start by showing you these images, starting with the civil war. and again, the book starts well before that, but this is where we're starting today. so this is april of 1861, after the confederacy fired on fort sumter in this world war began. this is
i'm not trying to say new york is the only place in the united states that this has happened. but wars have often been an occasion for unity, for cohesion. you know, we're all in this together. we've all got to win this together, so we've got to put our more parochial interests aside and pulled together to win whatever word might be. but at the same time, new york is the great magnet for immigrants, from around the world from its very earliest days in the 1620s onward has been a place where...
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states. and it was an open secret it was the vice capital. it dangled more opportunities for prostitution, gambling and all-night drinking than any other city. 40,000 prostitutes worked in new york. some in brothels some on the street. there were illegal casinos, booking. this was the town teddy roosevelt was going clean it up in 1895. visitors could immediately sense the wicked possibility of the place. new york new york city had a nude weather vane. at the highest point in midtown see at the top of madison square. you can see it clearly from the ground and, you know, jay leno called the statute of liberty the hood ornament. nude diane was the hood ornament want breasts outstretched arms told new yorkers the direction of the winds. near madison square garden was the restaurant and can casino. there was a forgotten hotel there. and this housed one of the city great landmarks. it's a tame picture of it. you got a sense of an art gallery type bar. here's a better reason why thousands upon thous
states. and it was an open secret it was the vice capital. it dangled more opportunities for prostitution, gambling and all-night drinking than any other city. 40,000 prostitutes worked in new york. some in brothels some on the street. there were illegal casinos, booking. this was the town teddy roosevelt was going clean it up in 1895. visitors could immediately sense the wicked possibility of the place. new york new york city had a nude weather vane. at the highest point in midtown see at the...
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you have done something to anchor the great united states of america. suddenly their american soldier to everywhere destroying your statutes and liberating a people and ungrateful as they are your people are joining the americans in hunting you down and bring you to justice. is you the formerly great testbed of turkestan art driven out of your spider hole you realize your destiny has been sealed by the young men and women wearing the uniform of the united states of america. [applause] the liberal vision, one of centralized control, state domination the suppression of individual liberty in the name of progress. many of the autocrats are military. c.s. lewis once remarked the oppressive that tierney's is a tyranny that is exercised for the good of its victims in this describes the project of liberalism today t.. liberalism is the contention that all governance and policy ought to be judged not by its outcomes or its meanings but by its intentions. that is the core ethic of the liberal. it gives us the key to the real reasons the liberals hate the military
you have done something to anchor the great united states of america. suddenly their american soldier to everywhere destroying your statutes and liberating a people and ungrateful as they are your people are joining the americans in hunting you down and bring you to justice. is you the formerly great testbed of turkestan art driven out of your spider hole you realize your destiny has been sealed by the young men and women wearing the uniform of the united states of america. [applause] the...
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we both believe that it is important for the united states to play an expansive role, important for america and people of other countries, and that costs money, and it's going to be difficult to find the money with whars coming. the wars we fought in the last decade in afghanistan and iraq, they were expensive, controversial, probably always be controversial, but we ought to recognize as well that the biggest obligations we have, the greatest pressure on taxpayers and on our fiscal policy comes not from those wars or policies people disagree about, but the policies we all believe in, programs everybody wants, namely social security and especially medicare, and unless and until we find ways to reform those programs to make them more affordable, we're going to continue to have trouble, both abroad and at home. >> host: and the last call for our two guests comes from bill in california. first of all, bill, where in california are you, and then go ahead and ask your question. >> caller: marina del ray. >> host: thank you. >> caller: okay. i never hear discussed what, to me, is clearly and obvio
we both believe that it is important for the united states to play an expansive role, important for america and people of other countries, and that costs money, and it's going to be difficult to find the money with whars coming. the wars we fought in the last decade in afghanistan and iraq, they were expensive, controversial, probably always be controversial, but we ought to recognize as well that the biggest obligations we have, the greatest pressure on taxpayers and on our fiscal policy comes...
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i don't want the average citizens in the united states to have the perspective i do because, i mean, something horrible has happened to the country. you know, i'm jealous of the ignorance i used to have. i'm not -- i don't wish it on anyone. so what kind of perspective is required from everybody to treat the veteran correctly when they get home? i don't -- i don't know. you are a different person. i don't know how you can go through that and not be a different person. but -- i'll say it again. i hesitate to speak for for anyone else specifically and everybody is different and some want to talk and some won't. i'm not sure i answered your question by the end. >> you did. i think -- i guess that the other issue i was reading you can answer is how we deal with people, you know, our loved ones when they come back. it seems to me that we have to understand even if youring the drk acting the same. it's worth trying to figure out if there is something rather than pretended there isn't. that's what rich seemed to be saying that everything is the same. >> let's -- somebody i read something ve
i don't want the average citizens in the united states to have the perspective i do because, i mean, something horrible has happened to the country. you know, i'm jealous of the ignorance i used to have. i'm not -- i don't wish it on anyone. so what kind of perspective is required from everybody to treat the veteran correctly when they get home? i don't -- i don't know. you are a different person. i don't know how you can go through that and not be a different person. but -- i'll say it again....
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states with the condition that they invest in capital equipment in the united states and expand the work force. we tried repatriation in 2004 and companies brought back the money and it went to shareholders and there was no actual investment in expansion in capital equipment or expansion of the workforce. having a compromise where you allow companies to repatriate the money not at the 35% tax rate but maybe 10% to 12%, tie that with actual metrics of expanding the work force or investment in the united states is something worth looking at. i am sympathetic to president obama's proposal for a tax credit for companies that bring manufacturing back or invest in the united states in communities and create jobs and propose 20% tax credit for those companies. people say why don't you cut the corporate tax rates across the board and my argument is i don't think right now with our deficit that either my law firm or investment banks or wall street need a corporate tax cut. let's target corporate tax cuts to areas that are engines of economic growth. i am sympathetic to tax incentives if they
states with the condition that they invest in capital equipment in the united states and expand the work force. we tried repatriation in 2004 and companies brought back the money and it went to shareholders and there was no actual investment in expansion in capital equipment or expansion of the workforce. having a compromise where you allow companies to repatriate the money not at the 35% tax rate but maybe 10% to 12%, tie that with actual metrics of expanding the work force or investment in...
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here are obama's words about religious people in the united t states. he said they get bitter, they cling toio guns or religion or n tip think to people who are not like them who antiimmigrant or frus trade as a way to explain their frustration. obama looks down on religious people. obama has a record of hostility, religion, and we have never before seen in any american president. one of his first executive orders in january 2009, was tota reverse the practice of the bush administration and start giving taxpayer money to organizes thar perform abortions in othery countries. in february, 2009, he announced the elimination of conscious protections that allowed and pro-life doctors andse nurses in federally funded hospitals to opt out of performing abortions.iner in april 2009, obama delivered n speech at georgetown universityf only after his staff had pressured the catholic college to cover up the monogram for the name of jesus that was always disprayed above the podium.icedw the next thing we noticed was that when president obamacess receipts the declara
here are obama's words about religious people in the united t states. he said they get bitter, they cling toio guns or religion or n tip think to people who are not like them who antiimmigrant or frus trade as a way to explain their frustration. obama looks down on religious people. obama has a record of hostility, religion, and we have never before seen in any american president. one of his first executive orders in january 2009, was tota reverse the practice of the bush administration and...
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states. lundy had to leave town as well. he was charged in 1833 -- he wrote an article that was well-known in washington at the time. a black woman was walk across the bridge of the potomac and the constable started chasing her. and people in washington knew what that meant. constables supplemented her income by kidnapping free blacks and selling them into slavery. the woman admitted she was being chased, she fell into the stream and drown. they got ground and buried her. lundy wrote an article and said, look, here's what happened, here is the name of the constable. if the district attorney is going to do something about it, then congress should do something about it. and so he hit the roof. he was this. he immediately charged monday with libel. he was always trying to drive the anti-slavery people out. they wanted to get rid of the anti-slavery forces in washington. and so lundy did the same thing that garrett said. he was facing like a thousand dollar fine, which would be, $20,000 or $100,0
states. lundy had to leave town as well. he was charged in 1833 -- he wrote an article that was well-known in washington at the time. a black woman was walk across the bridge of the potomac and the constable started chasing her. and people in washington knew what that meant. constables supplemented her income by kidnapping free blacks and selling them into slavery. the woman admitted she was being chased, she fell into the stream and drown. they got ground and buried her. lundy wrote an article...
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so united states, for example, is very polarized right now. the media has become very polarized. and people are going in to what we call echo chambers they only listen and watch and read some media, and they hear the same story over and over and over again. and other people watch endless and read this other media. that's not 100% true, by the way, there is some people crossing over. there is a large enough section of society that are doing that. one of the most important issues facing us today is the issue of climate change. now just this week, we heard something like 98% of the green land ice sheet is melting. we have been seeing drought across the country, massive drought. food prices are shooting up. they're expecting ocean levels to really rise quite a bit proceeding the coastline. extreme weather getting worse, and no policy action. why no policy action. what's going on? why aren't follows makers doing? why aren't people getting out of their suvs? climate change is really hooping. well, to some people it's not really happening. in fact it's worse than not really happening be
so united states, for example, is very polarized right now. the media has become very polarized. and people are going in to what we call echo chambers they only listen and watch and read some media, and they hear the same story over and over and over again. and other people watch endless and read this other media. that's not 100% true, by the way, there is some people crossing over. there is a large enough section of society that are doing that. one of the most important issues facing us today...
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as i conclude the tab turner, the united states has been fortunate to have a weighted sum of the worst aspect of europe's history. it had something to do with it, but so did the system of governments that permitted and encouraged religious pluralism, what america did not tubeless mandate a religious test for the office or basis for our domestic detentions as freedom of the bible. the party is attempting to do michelle long recredit. not so much for the republican party. what about the democrats? as i described them in the introduction, the democratic party hosted far too long on franklin d. roosevelt's legacy became complacent and began to feel entitled to its near hegemonic position in culture and the media. when the new began to displace an all three of those arenas, some liberals merely turned into antisexual whiners and crybabies or ivory tower escaped us. the bulk of the democratic politicians and operatives however moved in a different direction. after three straight losses in presidential elections between 19901998, they been in the practices of their old beliefs while continuin
as i conclude the tab turner, the united states has been fortunate to have a weighted sum of the worst aspect of europe's history. it had something to do with it, but so did the system of governments that permitted and encouraged religious pluralism, what america did not tubeless mandate a religious test for the office or basis for our domestic detentions as freedom of the bible. the party is attempting to do michelle long recredit. not so much for the republican party. what about the...
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so of not red or blue states, what the united states. i no they're not that many football fans here today. my first story about president obama has to do with football. he was the last interview that i did for my book. i interviewed three andrew and 50 people will for him and traveled the world. i thought about what i would -- how i would break the ice with him for a long time. i remembered that he is a bears fan than i am a pakistan and that two years ago when the packers played the bears in the nfc championship game president obama announced that if the bears won he was going to the super bowl. the packers won. and the star player on the packers after the game got up on the table of the jesse berman said, president obama will come see us, but we're right to go see him at his house meeting if you win the super bowl you to visit the white house. this was their star quarterback, so when i finally got my interview with president obama and shook his hand and said, mr. president, charles got here before me, but i'm glad we both finally made
so of not red or blue states, what the united states. i no they're not that many football fans here today. my first story about president obama has to do with football. he was the last interview that i did for my book. i interviewed three andrew and 50 people will for him and traveled the world. i thought about what i would -- how i would break the ice with him for a long time. i remembered that he is a bears fan than i am a pakistan and that two years ago when the packers played the bears in...
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but california isn't the only state in the united states that allows direct democracy, justice their states around the world, including switzerland that has referenda all the time. but think of main. most people don't think of main ever, and when you do think of main, you think of a dual and boring new england state. maine has provision in the constitution that allows its electric to put on the ballot a referendum on recently passed legislation. it's not california where the electorate can initiate legislation and pass legislation. rather it is what might be called said judicial review, citizen review. twice in the last three years citizen review in maine has worked to overturn legislation, for better and for worse. the first time in 2009, 53% of the maine electorate voted to invalidate a law passed by the transit legislature, signed by the maine governor that would have legalized same-sex marriage. i'm very sorry the electorate did that. last year the maine electorate overrode a law passed again by the transit legislature, signed by a republican governor, that would have considerabl
but california isn't the only state in the united states that allows direct democracy, justice their states around the world, including switzerland that has referenda all the time. but think of main. most people don't think of main ever, and when you do think of main, you think of a dual and boring new england state. maine has provision in the constitution that allows its electric to put on the ballot a referendum on recently passed legislation. it's not california where the electorate can...
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states. well, that's not true. wikileaks, actually, released a bunch of state department cables that show that that's a flat-out lie. state department cables. hillary clinton is the secretary of state, and yet she was still quoting this pirg. this figure. and so instead of taking a step back and saying, you know, these cartels are actually getting their guns from china, central america, they're not coming to regulated mom and pop dealers to get their guns. they instead decided to flood mexico with guns, and the way this worked was they went to the gun dealers, and they said you need to help your country by selling to these traffickers who come in to buy guns. gun dealers say, okay, willing to cooperate, but just want to make sure these guns aren't going to mexico, they're not falling into the wrong hands. they were told by these atf officials, don't worry, the guns aren't going to mexico, we're going to make sure these guys are arrested. guess what happened? did atf say, well, we didn't stop
states. well, that's not true. wikileaks, actually, released a bunch of state department cables that show that that's a flat-out lie. state department cables. hillary clinton is the secretary of state, and yet she was still quoting this pirg. this figure. and so instead of taking a step back and saying, you know, these cartels are actually getting their guns from china, central america, they're not coming to regulated mom and pop dealers to get their guns. they instead decided to flood mexico...
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their allied with the united states. gaddafi is the thugged but 2002 he was relatively well-behaved a thugged. [laughter] doing business with america, helping terrace, paying reparations for the lockerbie bombing. mubarak was the closest ally. assad is our deadly end of the leader of the hezbollah and close ally of by ran. july have the temerity to suggest that obama tries to destroy the country? here is what he is trying to do. trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east because he thinks we have been stepping on the world. how? by undermining america's allies, and allowing our enemies to gain strength. obama has done nothing significant to protect iran from getting a nuclear bomb. when a bomb came to power america have 5,000 warheads now we're at 1500 and the pentagon takes us down at 300. then he says he dreams of a world free of nuclear weapons. but here is a problem. china is modernizing its arsenal. so was pakistan, north korea, our man tries to get a nuclear bomb. while he articulates the dream the onl
their allied with the united states. gaddafi is the thugged but 2002 he was relatively well-behaved a thugged. [laughter] doing business with america, helping terrace, paying reparations for the lockerbie bombing. mubarak was the closest ally. assad is our deadly end of the leader of the hezbollah and close ally of by ran. july have the temerity to suggest that obama tries to destroy the country? here is what he is trying to do. trying to reduce america's footprint in the middle east because he...
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what happens is people in the united states and europe who fund these things generally go through an intermediary so they give their money to institutions such as kiva, a famous one that you -- deutsche bank, citibank, the traditional wall street companies, dedicated microfinance funses such as blue orchard, the biggest one in the order, and then you have the foundations. so in d.c. we have two examples, such as the foundation u.s.a. and calvert foundation but there are whole hot of these institutions. you give your money to one of these intermediary asks they apparently invest this in the -- in your best interests and in the best interests of the poor by channeling this money to these small banks in developing countries that are going to do effective microfinance. that's the idea. that's the theory. >> well, this book has been promoted and my understanding is that members of the church congregations, people making responsible investments are flocking to this opportunity. tell us about some of the people providing the money. >> it's now become what mott people would say is a huge bub
what happens is people in the united states and europe who fund these things generally go through an intermediary so they give their money to institutions such as kiva, a famous one that you -- deutsche bank, citibank, the traditional wall street companies, dedicated microfinance funses such as blue orchard, the biggest one in the order, and then you have the foundations. so in d.c. we have two examples, such as the foundation u.s.a. and calvert foundation but there are whole hot of these...
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dramatic pause, the current chief justice of the supreme court of the united states. if this were, indeed, a courtroom drama, the stenographer would record the reaction of the gallery, and chief justice john g. roberts jr. would salter up the aisle -- saunter up the aisle hesitating only long enough to feel scalia's glare. roberts would then explain to the ladies and gentlemen of the jury, justice antonin scalia should have been kicked off the court ten years ago. when he was a lawyer in the reagan white house 22 years before he joined the supremes, john roberts argued on behalf of a 15-year term limit for supreme court justices. as he saw it, the founders, quote: adopted life tenure at a time when people simply did not live as long as they do now, unquote. a judge insulated from the normal currents of life for 25 or 30 years was a rarity then but is becoming common place today. setting a term of, say, 15 years would insure that federal judges would not lose all touch with, quote, reality through decades of ivory tower existence. it is an indictment of lifetime tenure
dramatic pause, the current chief justice of the supreme court of the united states. if this were, indeed, a courtroom drama, the stenographer would record the reaction of the gallery, and chief justice john g. roberts jr. would salter up the aisle -- saunter up the aisle hesitating only long enough to feel scalia's glare. roberts would then explain to the ladies and gentlemen of the jury, justice antonin scalia should have been kicked off the court ten years ago. when he was a lawyer in the...
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states and incredible reputation of the dblght. he made himself rich by taking gifts. he-- roosevelt could not tolerate the behavior. a world wind trying to swept the corrupt era out. you can't imagine the courage of the man to come in to a city that was this corrupt and this used to doing it a certain way and reckless reformers attitude change the whole place around. it's amazing. anyhow, arthur wrote a front page item ten days in to roosevelt's tenure for the new york world, he say we have a real police commissioner his name is though door vees roosevelt. he speaking english accurately. i done it or i seen it. he talks more like a boston man or englishman than a new york police commissioner. the voice is the hardest trial. it is an campus rating voice, a raspy voice. what do you amount to anyway? in the good old days the own of a voice would have been clubbed. now the bravest policeman must listen to the voice, obey it and seem to like it. they treated roosevelt very well in the beginning. a month in to the job he did something u
states and incredible reputation of the dblght. he made himself rich by taking gifts. he-- roosevelt could not tolerate the behavior. a world wind trying to swept the corrupt era out. you can't imagine the courage of the man to come in to a city that was this corrupt and this used to doing it a certain way and reckless reformers attitude change the whole place around. it's amazing. anyhow, arthur wrote a front page item ten days in to roosevelt's tenure for the new york world, he say we have a...
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so the united states, for example, is very polarized. right now. the media has been very polarized and people are going in to what we call ecochambers they only listen and watch and read some immediate why. and they hear the same story over and over and over again. and other people watch and listen and read the other media. it's not 100% true, by the way, there is some people who cross over. there is a large enough section of the society that are doing that. so one of the most important issues facing us today is the issue of climate change. we heard that 93% of the ice we've been seeing drought across the country. food prices are shooting up. there are expecting ocean levels to really rise quite a bit receding the coastline. extreme weather getting worse, and no policy of action. why no policy action? what's going on in the policy realm? why aren't policy makers doing something? why aren't people getting out of their suv? maybe climate change isn't happening. to some people, it's not happening. in fact, it's worse than not happening because scienti
so the united states, for example, is very polarized. right now. the media has been very polarized and people are going in to what we call ecochambers they only listen and watch and read some immediate why. and they hear the same story over and over and over again. and other people watch and listen and read the other media. it's not 100% true, by the way, there is some people who cross over. there is a large enough section of the society that are doing that. so one of the most important issues...
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itself as the united states. added move from a motion -- notion of collective states to one of an exclamation. forestier the nation hierarchies in a citizenship work as much on the present as the future. the basic thoughts underlying his policies quote did not narrowed the nationalistic. >> insistence is the first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements as part of the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected but was not therefore static infix. it was always in motion, always developing. at there for required constant attention and constant adjustment, the kind of attention that only a strong president seated in a strong government could give. importantly he understood the nation as already fundamentally united. the very centrist than made up the nation were perpetually contesting against another one another but they were not irrevocably opposed to one another. he said quote, some people who visit us from other lands across the seas find it difficult to credit the fact t
itself as the united states. added move from a motion -- notion of collective states to one of an exclamation. forestier the nation hierarchies in a citizenship work as much on the present as the future. the basic thoughts underlying his policies quote did not narrowed the nationalistic. >> insistence is the first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements as part of the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected but was not therefore static infix....
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going into the 20th century with william howard taft, president of the united states, as cincinnati was a southern town and trade was with the south and home of the underground railroad. they can get at of kentucky and were safe and could be disbursed partying was from marion ohio, william mckinley elected president sell a bunch of ohio wins. james garfield you have presidents who came during this period after the civil war up through the 1920's pulling presidents from other parts of the country that tend to be more moderate. not ideologues that is still true statewide. attendance the to be more pragmatic and light -- less ideological. if you try to compete in the general election in helps to swing to the middle. but ohio generally is the average state. almost every demographic group is well represented here. catholic, fundamentalist, ma instream, protestants, ethnic groups. the only one is maybe the hispanics. some places as a significant concentration. they do not amount to two much but demographically almost as if you want to test a consumer product you have every slice that you want
going into the 20th century with william howard taft, president of the united states, as cincinnati was a southern town and trade was with the south and home of the underground railroad. they can get at of kentucky and were safe and could be disbursed partying was from marion ohio, william mckinley elected president sell a bunch of ohio wins. james garfield you have presidents who came during this period after the civil war up through the 1920's pulling presidents from other parts of the...
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it's a small amount of people looking at the total united states, but the amount of power and the amount of influence that they project into politics is just astoppedding, and they do it -- astounding, and they do it all behind closed doors. we go into that in great detail in the book where we got information from the freedom of information act from secret meetings that went on. the other thing about union heads that people don't realize is they are truly the 1%. they talk about -- unions talk about the 1% and occupy wall street, but the guys are making huge amounts of money. huge ams. the secretary treasure makes $845,000. many employees make over $# -- $200,000. it is astounding, truly the 1% spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on private planes, ready access to the white house. they are invited to the best events at the white house. these are not little guys that work their way up. i mean these are truely the 1 #% that they talk bo their members about. >> [inaudible] >> the boilermaker union, a private sector, if you use their logo on an article as i did, we get something from t
it's a small amount of people looking at the total united states, but the amount of power and the amount of influence that they project into politics is just astoppedding, and they do it -- astounding, and they do it all behind closed doors. we go into that in great detail in the book where we got information from the freedom of information act from secret meetings that went on. the other thing about union heads that people don't realize is they are truly the 1%. they talk about -- unions talk...
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states with the south fighting on the same side as the united states. that's how i would answer that question. >> thank you for your work. i'm a fellow refugee. i came over at the same time. we talked a lot about the class war fair that existed in south vietnam and how it devastated the war efforts there, but the, i guess, the mythology about the north is that this was a war that coalesced, unified the nation, and i was wondering if you found any evidence of similar class drives in the north during the time? in the south, my parents said that life in the north was hell. .. and so that was obviously what you can -- it was class war warfare, and the policies were deeply unpopular, and there was bloodshed. there were kangaroo courts and by the time the war began, initially, there was much enthusiasm, people volunteered, served, and it was a rallying cry for the people who wanted to liberate their southern comrades. so, the war was extremely popular and this makes sense after so many years, after dozens of years-it became unpopular. there was war weariness,
states with the south fighting on the same side as the united states. that's how i would answer that question. >> thank you for your work. i'm a fellow refugee. i came over at the same time. we talked a lot about the class war fair that existed in south vietnam and how it devastated the war efforts there, but the, i guess, the mythology about the north is that this was a war that coalesced, unified the nation, and i was wondering if you found any evidence of similar class drives in the...
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but because of the push of the parties, almost every single state in the united states has what they call sore loser lost. a sore loser law is that if you run in your party's primary and you lose, you cannot be on the ballot in november. i'm going to give you a couple of examples very briefly. some of you will be thinking about what happened to dick lugar in his day. just to show you the numbers, the numbers, in delaware, where there are a million people come up 1 million people in delaware. they had a primary. i don't care whether you would've been for mike castle or who was the democrat at the time, or christine o'donnell. what matters is in the state of a million people, christine o'donnell got 30,000 votes. i'm not good at math, but it seems a small percentage. 30,000 votes out of a million people and mike castle, who is a longtime congressman, intuitive than the overwhelming choice of the people to be there to mentor, was not allowed to be on the ballot. in utah, 3 million people, they went to a convention. he could not be on the ballot in november. the great bull of the voters,
but because of the push of the parties, almost every single state in the united states has what they call sore loser lost. a sore loser law is that if you run in your party's primary and you lose, you cannot be on the ballot in november. i'm going to give you a couple of examples very briefly. some of you will be thinking about what happened to dick lugar in his day. just to show you the numbers, the numbers, in delaware, where there are a million people come up 1 million people in delaware....
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on the stick itself as the united states. it had moved from the notion of collective state to one of an actual mission. from fdr the nation, hierarchies, and citizenship or promised in the future and the present. first inaugural he declared that the basic thought underlying his policies is not merely nationalistic but the insistence as a first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements and parts in the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected bill was not there for static and fixed. it was always in motion, all was developing. therefore required constant attention and adjustment, the kind of attention that only a strong presidency did in a strong central government could give. importantly he understood the nation has already fundamentally united. the various interests that make up the nation were perpetually contesting against one another, but there were not your vocally opposed. some people who visit us from other lands across the sea find it difficult to credit the fact that a nation
on the stick itself as the united states. it had moved from the notion of collective state to one of an actual mission. from fdr the nation, hierarchies, and citizenship or promised in the future and the present. first inaugural he declared that the basic thought underlying his policies is not merely nationalistic but the insistence as a first consideration upon the interdependence of various elements and parts in the united states. for roosevelt the entire nation was interconnected bill was...
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and of course that green bay's is the largest training facility for the marines in the united states and because our wars of the last generation have been in the desert, that is the training is a good choice. so a lot of young men and women have gone through 29 homes to train. so what is defined by the military in so many ways. it is such a fraught place for the 10 spec oracle desert in the supply desert meet in a fault line right there in because the highway north is the marine base. the highway south is joshua tree national park. [inaudible] >> i read something a few years ago, like maybe three years ago there was an article in outlay. it says hot is the new cool canoeist telling everybody to go out and saddle up and buy stuff in coachella and india and go live out there. it's like kind of palm springs with this being and i want to know how you see extreme poverty and dysfunction verses like this incredible opulence and while some kind of new money. like i just wondered what you think. like what happens -- do they ever meet up? >> the short answer is they do and they don't. i know
and of course that green bay's is the largest training facility for the marines in the united states and because our wars of the last generation have been in the desert, that is the training is a good choice. so a lot of young men and women have gone through 29 homes to train. so what is defined by the military in so many ways. it is such a fraught place for the 10 spec oracle desert in the supply desert meet in a fault line right there in because the highway north is the marine base. the...
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the first trip to the united states which is here. december 1987 to sign the intermediate nuclear forces treaty and there's the big reception at the soviet embassy for gorbachev. cannon had been kicked out of the soviet union by stalin in 1952, is invited to come to the soviet embassy to meet gorbachev and corporate of immediately recognized him, embraced him and pays him an extraordinarily handsome tribute which kennan always remembered. it was something like this. mr. kennan, we in our country and its stand that someone can be a patriots in another country but at the same time be a great friend of our country and that is how we regard you. just the right thing to have said. whereupon there was a very long gorbachev speech. george sat down at a table with a lot of other luminaries. he was seated next to his strange looking woman who had purple long fingernails and was smoking a cigarette, chain-smoking. goerge's hearing was beginning to go. this was 1987 but someone told him he is the widow of lenin. how could she be the widow of len
the first trip to the united states which is here. december 1987 to sign the intermediate nuclear forces treaty and there's the big reception at the soviet embassy for gorbachev. cannon had been kicked out of the soviet union by stalin in 1952, is invited to come to the soviet embassy to meet gorbachev and corporate of immediately recognized him, embraced him and pays him an extraordinarily handsome tribute which kennan always remembered. it was something like this. mr. kennan, we in our...
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i live in euro, you live in the united states of america, and we know the problem with the democracies now is not the dogmatic decisions of religions, but some decisions of frans national cooperation and economy power deciding without being able to say anything and we cull it democracy, still today dealing with power that are beyond the procedure. the banks, transnational cooperation, and, for example, in greece, in spain, in italy, we have those coming to solve the problem we never elected them, but money is choosing them. we have to deal with not simplistic answer when it comes to separate religion from states, what do you have? directing the state or imposing decision on to the state which is also imposing decision on to us as citizens. this western model, i think, be washington. we all have to deal with problems and crisis from within. i wouldn't push the arab world to follow blindly the western model, but take the better, the best from the others and try their own way. having said that, the first problem is the nature of the state. why -- i was referring to this dpsh voided referr
i live in euro, you live in the united states of america, and we know the problem with the democracies now is not the dogmatic decisions of religions, but some decisions of frans national cooperation and economy power deciding without being able to say anything and we cull it democracy, still today dealing with power that are beyond the procedure. the banks, transnational cooperation, and, for example, in greece, in spain, in italy, we have those coming to solve the problem we never elected...
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and of course that marine base is the largest training facility for the united states because there were so the last generation had been in the desert, that has been the training facility of choice. so a lot of young men and women have gone through twentynine palms to train. so defined by the military in so many ways. it's such a fraught place. the tense marigold desert and meets a different light ratepayer because the highway north is the marine base. the highway south is joshua tree national park. [inaudible] >> i read something maybe two years ago was this article in l.a. grohl from the east coast originally, from new york. and if as hot as new cool and was telling everybody to go out, saddle up and buy stuff in coachella and india, go out their. it's like kind of palm springs was this thing and now i want to know how you see extreme poverty versus this incredible opulence and well fed kind of new money. like i just wondered what she think. what happens when filming? do they ever meet up? >> the short answer is they do when they don't. they had a new desert bohemia. they were writing
and of course that marine base is the largest training facility for the united states because there were so the last generation had been in the desert, that has been the training facility of choice. so a lot of young men and women have gone through twentynine palms to train. so defined by the military in so many ways. it's such a fraught place. the tense marigold desert and meets a different light ratepayer because the highway north is the marine base. the highway south is joshua tree national...